Average Deck for Animar, Soul of Elements - Expensive Core X Spells

Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Cards in Commander 2011
Commander 2011 turns 15 next month. Nick Price dives into the 10 most-played cards from the release's first dedicated product, and why they still matter to brewers in 2026.
Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
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Average Decklist

Beast Whisperer
Beast Whisperer
Benevolent Hydra
Benevolent Hydra
Biophagus
Biophagus
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bond Beetle
Bond Beetle
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Broodlord
Broodlord
Duskshell Crawler
Duskshell Crawler
Fanatic of Rhonas
Fanatic of Rhonas
Forgotten Ancient
Forgotten Ancient
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Ingenious Prodigy
Ingenious Prodigy
Kalonian Hydra
Kalonian Hydra
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Llanowar Elves
Llanowar Elves
Mawloc
Mawloc
Nyxborn Hydra
Nyxborn Hydra
Old One Eye
Old One Eye
Ouroboroid
Ouroboroid
Pollywog Prodigy
Pollywog Prodigy
Rattleclaw Mystic
Rattleclaw Mystic
Runadi, Behemoth Caller
Runadi, Behemoth Caller
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sazh's Chocobo
Sazh's Chocobo
Shivan Devastator
Shivan Devastator
Soul of the Harvest
Soul of the Harvest
Sowing Mycospawn
Sowing Mycospawn
Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane Hydra
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
Studious First-Year
Studious First-Year
Tervigon
Tervigon
The Goose Mother
The Goose Mother
Tyrant Guard
Tyrant Guard
Urabrask the Hidden
Urabrask the Hidden
Vizier of the Menagerie
Vizier of the Menagerie
Voracious Hydra
Voracious Hydra
Winged Hive Tyrant
Winged Hive Tyrant
Wood Elves
Wood Elves
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope
Instants (6)
Growth Spiral
Growth Spiral
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Ripples of Potential
Ripples of Potential
Slip Out the Back
Slip Out the Back
Stubborn Denial
Stubborn Denial
Sorceries (4)
Farseek
Farseek
Lessons from Life
Lessons from Life
Three Visits
Three Visits
Wave Goodbye
Wave Goodbye
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Curiosity
Talisman of Curiosity
Talisman of Impulse
Talisman of Impulse
The Earth Crystal
The Earth Crystal
The Great Henge
The Great Henge
The Ozolith
The Ozolith
Enchantments (9)
Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution
Court of Garenbrig
Court of Garenbrig
Hardened Scales
Hardened Scales
Hydra's Growth
Hydra's Growth
Innkeeper's Talent
Innkeeper's Talent
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Simic Ascendancy
Simic Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Terrasymbiosis
Terrasymbiosis
Lands (28)
Boseiju, Who Endures
Boseiju, Who Endures
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Castle Garenbrig
Castle Garenbrig
City of Brass
City of Brass
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dreamroot Cascade
Dreamroot Cascade
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Grove
Flooded Grove
Frontier Bivouac
Frontier Bivouac
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Karplusan Forest
Karplusan Forest
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Mossfire Valley
Mossfire Valley
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rejuvenating Springs
Rejuvenating Springs
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rockfall Vale
Rockfall Vale
Rootbound Crag
Rootbound Crag
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Simic Growth Chamber
Simic Growth Chamber
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast
Training Center
Training Center
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Basics (3)
Forest
2 Forests
Island
1 Island
Mountain
1 Mountain